Thursday, July 24, 2008

Next big BIG Mini will be using Fiat's platform



The next Mini, scheduled to debut in year 2015, will increase in size and also family members. Strategic collaboration between BMW and Fiat will result in the C-Evo platform that will be used in the next Fiat Punto Grande, Alfa Romeo MiTO will go into the Mini.

This move alone is able to shed off 150 - 200 Million Euros for both BMW and Fiat. It would be good if we could see one platform being used by global manufacturers to eventually save potentially gazillions of dollars.